Coin controlled machine



H. H. HOKE, JR Re, 20,713

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COIN CONTROLLED MACHINE Original Filed NOV. 25, 1936 6 Sheets-Sheet 6 INVENTOR l mymyo ATTORNEY- 0 fu w? M 7 9 y 6 J K 7 ,4, "1% W 0 3 wmisy axw x Reissued May 3, i938 I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE COIN OONTROILED MACHINE Harry B. Hoke, In, Washington, D. 0.

Original No. 2,102,532, dated December 14, 1937,

Serial No. 112,818, November 25, 1936. Application for reissue January 20, 1938, Serial 14 Glaims. (Cl. 27395) 1 such as a ball or the like which controls the final operation of the machine before a payout -may be had therefrom should an operator win the latter and also a manually operated device for stopping the legend-displaying wheels from 15 rotation at the will of the operator of said machine thereby enhancing the chances of a payout by the latter. 1

A further object oi the invention is the provision of a machine ofvthis charactenwherein I the object throwing device involves the representation of an animated thing, for example, a shake with an open mouth for the catching of the object when thrown while the device for the stopping of the legend-displaying wheels is imita- 25 ,tive of the tail of the thing which lends amusement and attractiveness to the machine.

A still iurther object of the invention is the provision of a machine of this character, which is comparatively simple in its construction, thor- 30 oughly reliable and eflicient in its operation, affording deep interest to an operator or player thereof and comparatively inexpensive to'manui'acture.

vention consists in the features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated the preferred embodiment of the invention and pointed out-in the claims hereunto appended.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a"front elevation of the machine constructed in accordance with the invention.

Figure 2 is afragmentary sectional view taken approximately on the line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary elevation partly in chine.

Figure 4 is a rear elevation with portions thereof broken away and the casing removed.

Figure 5 is 'a vertical transverse sectional view through the machine, the casing being removed. Figure 6 is a sectional view on the line 6-6 of With these and other-objects in view, the inin the accompanying drawings, which disclose section of the operating mechanism 01 the ma- 7 Figure 4 looking in the direction of the arrows.-

Figure .7 is a fragmentary side elevation of,

the ball release and ball actuated mechanisms of the machine.

Figure 8 is a view similar to Figure 6 showing certain of the parts thereof shifted during a stage .in the operation of the machine. 5

Figure 8a is a sectional view on the line flap-8a of Figure 8 looking in the direction of the arrows and certain parts being omitted.

Figure 9 is a view similar to Figure 'l with the parts thereof in a shifted position. 10

Figure 10 is a fragmentary vertical transverse sectional view through the ball enclosure.

Figure 11 is a fragmentary sectional view on the line H-Ii of Figure 8 and with certain parts On'litted- Figure 12 is a view similar to Figure 11 showing the parts in a shifted position.

Figure 13 is a horizontal sectional view showing certain of the parts in Figures 6 and Sin a shifted position.

Figure 14 is a view similar to Figures 7 and 9 with the parts in a different position. v

Figure 15 is a view similar to Figure 10 with' the parts in a shifted position.

Figure 16 is a view similar to Figure 14, the parts being further shifted. 2

Figure 1'? is a fragmentary plan view showing certain of the parts in Figure 13 in a shifted position.

Figure '18 is a sectional view on the line l8-l8 of Figure 10 looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 19 is a sectional view on the line l9-i9 of Figure 10 looking in the direction of the arrows. 1

Figure 20' is a sectional view on the line 2li-'-2ii of Figure 6. I

Figure 21 is a sectional view on the line 2 l--2i of Figure 20 looking in the direction of the arrows. 7

Figure 22 is a sectional view on the line 22-22 of Figure 20.

" Figure 23 is a sectional view on the line 23-23 of .Figure 20.-

Figure 24 is a sectional view on the line 2424 of Figure 18.

Similar reference characters, indicate corree spending parts throughout the several views in the drawings.

Referring to the drawings in detail, the machine comprises a main casing A which is I equipped at its front with an out-struck area for the operation of the machine while the-space l2 displays tokens l3 representative of the award from the machine. Additionally, at opposite sides of this area ID are frames H on which are displayed symbols and numerals, these symbols under the combinations of display thereof are indicative of the pay-out of the machine in conformity with the numerals exhibited in this hisplay. At the front of the casing A next to the bottom thereof is an open'tray or trough i5 which is adapted to receive the pay-out from the machine to be acquired by the operator thereof.

Within the casing A is the vending mechanism involving legend-displaying reels and the coin controlled mechanism. The mechanism is provided with a coin chute l3 through which coins.

may' be passed to a tube H which may lead to a cash box (not shown). The mechanism is further provided with a pay-out magazine |9 which may be charged with tokens or other pay-out pieces in any suitable manner.

For the purpose of the present application it y will be unnecessary to explain the machine in its entirety; and the accompanying drawings illustrate only sufiicient portions of the mechanism to enable the present invention to be understood. The mechanism interiorly of the casing A is equipped with a main transverserock shaft l9 which has secured near one end thereof an actuating arm 2|]. (A main actuating arm 2| of the mechanism is, journaled on a pivot 22. The arm 2| is adapted to be actuated by a lever mounted on the casing of the machine. This arm 2| can only be actuated to turn the rock shaft |9 when a coin or the like is employed to release a suit able locking, device (not shown).

The mechanism is. equipped with a series of legend-displaying reels 24, 25, and 26 which are provided with telescoping tubular shafts equipped, respectively, with ratchet disks 21, .23, and 29 in a known manner. Coacting with the ratchet disks is a series of levers 33 which control, in a known manner, a series of locking levers 3|. v

The slide locking levers 3| control the retraction of the pay-out slides 32 in a known manner, it being understood that the pay-out slides are drawn rearwardly by springs 33 when the locking levers are released from engagement with the slide.

The slides 32 are provided with perforations 34 which normally register with the lower end of the magazine l8 so that these perforations will accommodate or contain the tokens or the like placed within the said magazine l3. The bottom 'plate 35 of the frame of the mechanism is provided with a discharge passage 36 into registra-' tion with which the perforations 34 may come when the slides are retracted by the springs 33. The passage 35 opens directly into a lead (not shown) communicative with the tray or trough l5. A lever 31 is arranged above the bottom plate 35 and is connected with a pivot 33 which also supports a bell crank lever 39 serving toengage the pay-out slides 32 in their forward position. This lever 39 serves to hold the slides 32 slightly beyond the position shown in Ffigure 6 of the drawings thus relieving the pressure on the ends of the locking levers 3| so that the throw-out levers 3|! (when permitted to act by the disks 21, 28 and 29) may easily disengage the locking levers from the slide. Just before the end of the cycle I of operations, the lever 39 is withdrawn from 'engagement with the slides. The lever 3|,is connected by a link 43 with a lever 4| which isrigidly fixed to a shaft 42 of a gear train 43 which gear train serves to actuate a regulating vein 44 in a well known manner. The lever- 4| is adapted to be actuated by an arm 45 carried by the rock shaft. l9 in a known manner.

The rock shaft |9 has formed therewith a bell crank lever 46, one arm otwhich has connected with it a device 41 for actuating the reels in a known manner. The lever 45 has a short arm 48'with which is connected a device 49 which serves to move the pay-out slides forward to their normal position, the front end of the device 49 being adapted to engage an upstanding arm 50 with which the. lower pay-out slide is equipped and which is adapted to abut against the rear ends of the superposed pay-out slides. A spring 5| serves to return the lever 4| to the position shown in Figure'G of the drawings, thisbeing the normal position of rest. In this position the bell crank lever 39 is disengaged from the pay-out slides 32 and the pay-out slides are free to be drawn rearwardly by their springs 33 when permitted by the locking levers 3|. The arm 2| which is-actuated by the operating lever 23 carried by the side wall of the casing A has an extension 52 upon which is mounted a pawl 53 which is adapted to engage the arm 29 of the rocking shaft l9 and thus turn the said shaft in the direction indicated by the arrow in Figure 3 of the drawings when the machine is actuated.

As shown in Figure 4 of the drawings the lever 54 is employed to force the coins downwardly through the coin chute and effect release of the locking device (not shown) which normally locks the mechanism, the lever 54 being actuated from the arm 2| in a well known manner.

The reels are shown equipped with star wheels 55, 56 and 51 which are adapted to be engaged by locking pawls 58 mounted on a rock shaft 59. I

This device is of well known construction. v

The bell crank lever 4| is equipped with a cam stud 5|! which engages one end of a lever 6| which in turn engages a release pin 62 of a release detapered housing 64 having asforwardly inclined glass paneled window while interiorly of this housing and rising from its bottom 86 close to the rear wall of said housing is an image head B1, in this instance indicative of the head of -a snake having an open mouth 33 forwardly directed. The head 61 is rotatably' supported in an upright position and is formed with a lateral tine 59 loosely held engaged in a forked lever 10' 'flxed to a horizontally disposed stud shaft -II journaled in the outer side wall of the housing 64 to extend e'xteriorly of the latter. 0n the exterior end 'of the shaft 1| is a knurled knob .12 to be hand operated for the turning of the said head 51 when it is desired to rotatably adjust the same. Formed in the bottom 55 of the housing 64 is a forwardly inclined "raceway '-|3 leading from a discharge opening 14 in the front of the head 61 below its open mouth 58 to a finger operated trigger '|5 pivoted at 18 and projected outside of the said housing 64 at its front. This trigger 15 receives from the raceway '|3 'an object, such as a bait Ti, and when the latter is within the seat 18 in the said trigger 15 'on depressing the said trigger by the finger of the hand of an operator the ball II can be projected the trigger 15 can be manipulated for fast or' slow rocking movement in the throwing of the ball ll such movement causes the ball to swerve from a straight throw with liability that the same cannot enter the head 81 through the open mouth 68 thereof. This head 91, therefore, is

susceptible of adjustability in a lateral direction in that such ball under the speed of throw thereof laterally swerves from right to left and in this manner the open mouth can be positioned for a possible catch of the said ball. This treadle II engages a rock arm 99 pivoted at II and has connected therewith a link 92 which depends within the casing A to be separably engaged' by a hook terminal 93 of a latching arm ll pivoted at 85 to the frame of the mechanism of the machine. This arm' is adapted ior engagement with the lever 91 to stay the movement thereof and prevent each complete cycle of operation of the machine until the arm N is actuated and releases said lever 91. The release the lever 31 by the arm 34 is had when a ballhas been caught in the open mouth it of the head 61 and makes contact with the treadle 19, the

weight of the ball 11 depressing the said treadle 19 for such purpose. v

Movable through the bottom I of the housing 64 to intersect the raceway 13 in said bottom is a stop pin 86 carried by a slide 81 to which is connected a coiled retractile spring II which functions to project the stop pin 98 at a deter, mined time in the cycle of operation of the machine in the raceway 13 to hold back the progress of the ball 11 from reaching the trigger ll after such ball has been discharged through the opening- 14 from-the head 61 within the' housing I. The slide has connected thereto an actuating spring 89 which through a link II is connected to the lever ll so that on movement of this lever in one direction the stop pin "will be causedto shift for allowingtheball II to travel onto the trigger 15 and on reverse movement of the lever II the spring 98 becomes active for the raising of the pin to a stopping position in the raceway 13 to eflect a barrier to the ball I1 and prevent the deposit thereof'in the seat II in the trigger ll, when discharged from the head 61 after depressing the treadle I9 and gaining access thereto through the open mouth 99 of the head.

It will be understood that a completed cycle of each operation of the machine can not take place until the treadle l9 has been depressed by the weight of the ball 11 when making contact therewith on the throwing of the ball by the trigger. 15 through the open mouth SI and within the head 61 so that a pay-out by the machine will .not occur should a pay-out have been won until a completed cycleof operation of the machine is had.

The lever 31 is formed with a series of varying lengthened horns 9|, these coacting with the pawls 58 together with said lever 91 to permit the operation thereof and their coacting with the star wheels 55 for the stopping of the reels 24, 25 and 26 when rotated. The pawls ll when released from the star wheels 55 ridethe horns 9| and engage with the star wheels 55 for the stopping of the said reels.

Movably supported horizontally in the frame or the, mechanism and the casing A carrying the same is a push plunger 92, its outer end being projected outside of the casing A at the frontand is formed with a push terminal 93 imitative of 5 the tail of a snake to bemanually operated. The opposite inner end of the push plunger 92 is adapted to engage with a cushioning device 94 loosely hinged at 95 a d engageable with fan abutment'ear 99 bent do wardly from the lever 1 31, the device 94 being urged by a spring 91 in a direction to project the plunger 92 in a normal position to have the terminal 93 projected from the front of the casing A sothat such plunger 92 can be manually moved inwardly, either quickly 15 or slowly, and on such inward movement the device 94 will act upon the lever. 11 to accelerate its speed of travel over that effected by the lever p It until this lever 31 is latched by the arm ll "which stops the completing of the cycle of opera-- tion of the machine until such arm II, has released the said lever 31. The purpose of accelerating the movement of the lever 11 is to eilect the stopping oi the reels 14, 25, and 29 when rotating by the cycle of operation of the machine and in this manner enabling an operator &

of the machine to arrive at a setting of such reels for accomplishing a pay-out by the machine. To allow the acceleration in movement of the lever 31 the link III is provided with an elongated 30 slot 9. for the pivot 99 connecting said link 49 with the lever II and this slot 98 is of an extent limiting the accelerating movement of the said 'lever 31 over that effected by the lever ll this slide 32 is liberated together with the other slides for vending purposes a maximum pay-out will occur while the lowermost slide when operating for a pay-out will discharge the minimum pay-out. Then when this lowermost slide cooperates with the next uppermost slide thereto a double pay-out of twice that had by the lower most slide will occur. Then when the next uppermost slide coacts with those slides lowermost thereto an increased pay-out will be had; In

other words, when the lowermost slide efl'ects a pay-out in this instance two tokens will be deliv-- ered. The next? uppermost slide thereto when operating for a pay-out in conjunction with the lowermost slide delivers four tokens. Now-when .the next uppermost slide together with the lowermost slides eflects a pay-out eight tokens will be delivered while another uppermost slide effects a pay-out oftwelve tokens and the magazine IIII when effecting a pay-out in conjunction with all of the other lowermost slides will fifty tokens from the machine.

The magazine llll at the uppermost end thereof next to the magazine I8 is formed with a cut-off shutter I92 so that when a maximum pay-out is deliver effected by the machine the shutter, I92 moves across the magazine I8 and thus precludes the falling of the contents of thismagazlne l8 therefrom until the magazine III! by the return of the .uppermost slide to normal position comes into communication with said magazine l8 whence the magazine II will be replenished or refilled, being .also, of course, understood that the slide lowermost to the uppermost slide when returning to normal position will be filled through the magazine IDI.

The casing at its. front is provided with a glass paneled opening I03 enabling visibility of the display matter such as symbols [III or the like upon the reels 24, 25 and 2B and thereby giving knowledge to the operator of the-machine under each cycle of operation of the same whether or not a pay-out will be had by such niaehine.

In the operation of the machine when a token or the like is inserted in the coin controlled mechanism and the vending mechanism set into action should a pay-out be arrived at on the rotation of the reels 24, 25, and before such pay-out can be had it is necessary for the operator to actuate the trigger 15 with a ball in the seat 18 therein so that this ball will be thrown and when received in the open mouth 68 in the head 61 within the housing 64 the depressing of the treadle I! will occur which releases the arm II from the lever 31 and thus a completed cycle of operation of the machine will be had otherwise not. Now during the cycle of operation of the mechanism, should the operator feel that he can arrive at a. pay-out by stopping the rotating reels 24, 25, and 26 through such partially completed cycle of operation, the said operator will be required to push the plunger 92 inwardly causing an acceleration in the movement of the lever 3'! beyond that given to it by the lever 4| and before the said lever 31 is locked by the arm 8|. This acceleration results in the riding off of the pawls 58 from the horns 9| on said lever ll to have such pawlslock with the star wheels 55 and thus stopping the rotation of the reels 24, 25, and 26 which enables a possible arrival at a pay-out period of each cycle of operationof the machine, being, of course, understood that a completed cycle of operation to be arrived at such operator of the machine must actuate the throwing device by working the trigger I and project the ,ball Tl thereirominto the mouth 68 of the head 61 to have the weight of the ball with-v in this head depress the treadle 19 for the purposes hereinbefore set forth- Should an operator feel that it is necessary to adjust the head '61 to have the open mouth 68 more accurate to the path of the throw of the ball 11, then the knob 12 must be actuated for the adjustment'of the head 61 within the enclosure Bl.

\ Fromthe foregoing it is thought that the construction and manner of operation of the machine will be clearly understood because the coin controlled mechanism and the vending mechanism embodiedtherein with certain exceptions as above delineated are disclosed in United States Letters Patent, Numbers 1,586,455 and 1,697,537, respectively, so for this reason a more extended explanation has been omitted.

' What is claimed is:

1. In a, machine of the kind described, vending mechanism having a plurality of rotary driven display reels, motive means for rotating the reels,

manually operated means for stopping the rotation of the reels during a cycle of operation of the said mechanism, means for staying the completion of the cycle of operation of the said mechanism, a ball-throwing device manually actuated for releasing the third-named means, and an adjustable image for receiving and directing a ball for said device into position for releasing the third-named means.

vending mechanisrn having a clock-operated bar for controlling said mechanism, manually operated means for accelerating motion of the clockoperated bar, a ball-throwing device for controlling activity of the clock bar, and an adjustable image for receiving and directing a ball of the said device into position for activity thereof in effecting the release of the clock bar.

3. In a machine of the character for controlling said mechanism, manually operated means for accelerating motion of the clockoperatedbar, a ball-throwing device for controlling activity of the clock bar, an adjustable image for receiving and directing a ball of the said deviceintop'ositionior activity thereof in effecting the release of the clock bar, and a finger-operated ball-throwing trigger included in said device.

4. In' a machine of the character described, vending mechanism, controlled means for efi'ecting a cycle of operation of said mechanism, manually operated means for stalling the operation of said mechanism during its cycle of operation thereof, a visible adjustable image, mechanism within the image for the releasing of said firstnamed means, and manually controlled means adapted to be directed toward and received by the image for eiiecting the operation of the lastnamed means.

5. In a machine of the character described,

vending mechanism, controlled means for effecting a cycle of operation of said mechanism, manually operated means for stalling the operation of said mechanism during its cycle of operation thereof, a visible adjustable image, mechanism within the image for the releasing of said first named means, manually controlled means adapted to be directed toward and received by the image for effecting the operation '0! the lastnamed means, and means for adjusting the image.

6. In a machine of the character described,

trolling said mechanism, means for arresting movement oi the clock-operated bar prior to completion of its cycle of operation, a releasing device for the last-said means, and a ball-throwing device dependent on the skill of the user for the actuation of the releasing device.

a ball-throwing device, a ball-tripped device and a ball to be cast by the former at the latter.

9. In a machine of the character described,

vending mechanism, a clock bar, controlling said mechanism, means for arresting movement of the clock-operated bar prior to completion of its cycle of operation, operator actuated means for accelerating the clock bar at a faster rate than its normal operation to advance the time of engagement with the arresting means, a releasing device for the arresting means, and an operator actuated device for tripping the releasing device described, vending mechanism having a clock-operated bar 'vending mechanism, a clock-operated bar conball-actuated and dependent on the skill of the user for its successrul function.

10. In a machine of the character described, vending mechanism, a clock-operated bar controlling said mechanism, means for/arresting movement of the clock-operated bar prior to completion of its cycle of operation, means ior releasing said arresting means, and a projectile to be projected by the operator at the releasing means.

11. In a machine of the character described, vending mechanism, a clock-operated bar controlling said mechanism, means for arresting movement of the clock-operated bar prior to completion of its cycle of operation, a releasing device for the last said means, aball, a throwing device for the ball, and a housing enclosing the ball and in which the ball may traverse erratic paths, the housing having a defined path of movement for the ball in which path said releasing device is disposed.

12. In a machine of the character described, vending mechanism, a clock-operated bar controlling 'said mechanism, means for arresting movement of the clock-operated bar prior to completion of its cycle 01' operation, a releasing device for the last said means, a ball, a throwing device for the ball, a housing enclosing the ball and in which the ball may traverse erratic paths,

the housing having a'defined path of movement for the ball in which path said releasing device is disposed, and a retractible stop pin disposed in .said path between the releasingdevice and the throwing device.

13. In a machine of the character described, vending mechanism, a clock-operated bar controlling said mechanism, means for arresting movement of the clock-operated bar prior to completion of its cycle of operation, a releasing device for the last said means, a ball, a throwing device for the ball, a housing enclosing the ball and in which the ball may traverse erratic paths, the housing having a defined path of movement for the ball in which path said releasing device is disposed, and a retractible stop pin disposed in said path between the releasing device and the throwing device, said pin being clock-operated to be retracted from and promptly returned to its ball obstructing position on the inception of the movement of the clock bar.

14. In a machine of the character described,

vending mechanism, a clock bar controlling said mechanism, means for arresting movement of the clock-operated bar prior to completion of its cycle of operation, operator actuated means for accelerating the clock bar at a faster rate than its 

